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One Sad Note This Morning 04.08.2022

Mark Conover, Cal Poly’s head track and field coach, died Wednesday night after a year long battle with squamous cell carcinoma. Conover previously survived a battle with Hodgkin’s disease in 1993 and 1994. Conover was a nine-time All American at Humboldt State. He competed in the marathon in the Olympics in 1988 in Seoul, South…

Fires and Fire Fighting 04.08.2022

Although hundreds of fires have plagued the riverbed, fire chief Jonathon Stornetta says that’s not the only reason Paso Robles fire stations are busy. Stornetta says part of it is the aging population and the number of retirees moving into Paso Robles. Meanwhile, to reduce the number of fires in the riverbed, the city of…

North County Weather 04.07.2022

Mostly sunny today, highs near 94. NE winds shifting to westerly at 10-15 mph. Tonight, clear, lows near 52. NW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny, highs near 94. NNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend with a gradual cooling trend beginning Saturday. Temperatures…

A Charter For SLO County 04.07.2022

San Luis Obispo county supervisors decided to move forward on developing a charter which will change how vacancies on the board are filled. You may remember that when supervisor Paul Texiera died in office. Governor Jerry Brown appointed Caren Ray to replace him. So the 4th district went from a conservative supervisor to a liberal…

Crash Victim Identified 04.07.2022

Authorities identify the person killed in a car crash earlier this week in San Miguel as 24-year-old Diego Hernandez of Paso Robles. The crash occurred at 3:30 Monday afternoon at the intersection of Indian Valley road and Vineyard Canyon road. According to the CHP, Hernandez was a passenger in a Mazda which turned directly into…